Leaf holder for desk calendars



Oct. 21, 1952 w cco us y I 2,614,566

LEAF HOLDER FOR DESK CALENDARS Filed March 15, 1950 Walter H.Mcfionnaugly INVENTOR.

paid, composed of Patented Oct. 21, 1952 :LEAF-"HOLDEEFOR DESKGAEENUARS- "Walter H. McConnaughy;-Washingtoni). C. "Application March13, 1950fSeriafNoiiiiljsil 2 Claims. (01. 129 4) This invention relates*to" 'a' leaf holder for desk calendars in'which' a"ca'lendar'fandmemorandum leaves "for "successive .days of theyear,ismounted'on'thebaseof ast'an'd by means of a pair of transfer arches sothat the leaves may be successively turned on the arches from one halfof the base to the other half thereof to expose the successive leaves.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a simple andefficient device adapted to be readily slidably and removably engagedwith the transfer arches so as to span the spaces between said archesand the legs thereof and to rest or bear upon the adjacent portions ofthe leaves disposed on both halves of the base so as to effectively holdsaid leaves against being accidentally turned by natural or fan-producedair currents.

The exact nature of the present invention will be apparent from thefollowing description when considered with the accompanying drawing, inwhich:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a desk calendar equipped with a leafholder embodyingthe present invention;

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical section taken on the line2-2 of Figure l; and,

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical section taken on the line33 of Figure 1.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the present invention is adapted foruse with a conventional type of desk calendar including a calendar andmemorandum pad A and a stand B on which said pad is mounted. The pad iscomposed of leaves 5 for successive days of the year, each leaf beingprovided with a pair of spaced openings 6 and 1 adjacent onelongitudinal edge and near the top edge thereof. The stand includes abase 8, and a pair of spaced transfer arches 9 and I extending upwardlyfrom said base and threaded through the correspondingly spaced openings6 and 1 of the leaves so that the latter may be successively turned fromone half of the base to the other half thereof, as is well known in theart and exemplified by the U. S. Patent to J. F. Bannon, No. 2,371,944,March 20, 1945.

The present leaf holder consists of a relatively stiff and flexible cardor sheet ll made of celluloid, fiber or other suitable material andhaving spaced pairs of openings l2 and I3, and slits I4 and I5connecting the openings of the respective pairs. The openings I2 aredisposed to receive the legs of the arch 9, and the openings 13 aredisposed to simultaneously receive the legs of the arch [0, the devicebeing applied to "said arc'h's by Jpr'Ssi'ng' -Said device newwardlyibnto 1"sai i' arhes so #tliat the bight 'portionstonthe .latterpass -tli'rough the' slits I 4 'a'n'd 1 5. indicate d by dotted-lines in"Figure *2, portions-of the card or sheet ll along-the slits I4 and [5will flex upwardly to permit passage of the bight portions of saidarches through the card or sheet at said slits. A reversal of thisoperation will permit removal of the device from the arches so that aleaf may be turned. When the device is applied, it spans the spacesbetween the arches and the legs thereof and rests or bears on theadjacent portions of the top leaves on both halves of the base so as tohold the leaves against being accidentally turned by air currents. Asshown, the openings 12 and I3 are spaced a predetermined distance apartso that the edge portion of each opening which is opposite thejuxtaposed end of the associated slit frictionally engages thecorresponding leg of the arches, as best seen in Fig. 3, to resistupward movement of the device from the leaves and require manual forceto do so.

From the foregoing description, the nature and operation of theinvention will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The device hasbeen found efiicient for the intended purpose, easy to use, andeconomical to manufacture.

What is claimed as new is:

1. For use with a desk calendar comprising a base, a memorandum padmounted atop said base, and first and second longitudinally spacedtransfer arches, each having a bight portion and a pair of legsextending upwardly from said base and threaded through correspondinglyspaced openings in the leaves of said pad so that the leaves may besuccessively turned from one half of the base to the other half thereof;a relatively stiff flexible rectangular sheet having first and secondtransverse end portions, said first portion having a first pair ofopenings and a first slit interconnecting said first openings, saidsecond end portion having a second pair of openings and a second slitinterconnecting said second pair of openings, said openings and the slitinterconnecting them being in close proximity to the respective marginaledges of each end portion, said first slit and said second slit beingspaced apart longitudinally a predetermined distance so as to permit thebight portion of the respective first and second arches to pass upwardlytherethrough, said first pair of openings and said second pair ofopenings each being spaced apart transversely a predetermined distancewhereby an edge portion of each opening opposite the adjacent end of thejuxtaposed slit is adapted to frictionally engage an adjacent portion ofthe juxtaposed leg so as to resist upward movement of said leaves, saidsheet being of a length and width less than a quarter of the length andwidth of said calendar.

2. In combination, a desk calendar embodying a base, a memorandum padmounted on said base, and first and second longitudinally spacedtransfer arches, each having a bight portion and a pair of legs, andextending upwardly from said base and threaded through correspondinglyspaced openings in the leaves of said pad, whereby the leaves may besuccessively turned from one half of the base to the other half thereof.

and a relatively stiff flexible rectangular sheet having first andtransverse end-portions. said first end portion having a first pair ofopenings and a first slit interconnecting said openings, said second endportion having a second pair of openings and a second slitinterconnecting said second openings, the legs of said first arch beingpassed through said first openings, the legs of said second arch beingpassed through said second openings, an edge portion of each open- 4 ingopposite the slit adjacent thereto frictionally engaging a correspondingportion of the leg adjacent thereto whereby said sheet may resist upwardmovement of the leaves, said sheet normally resting on contiguousportions of said leaves to prevent turning of the leaves, said sheetbeing of a length and width substantially less than a quarter of thelength and width of said calendar.

WALTER H. McCONNAUG-HY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,409,426 Feldman Oct. 15, 1946FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 7,737 .Austria v1902 5,503 GreatBritain 1908 27,538 Norway f 1917

